Chalk it up to nobody on the Canucks having that great a year. The proof is in the empty stalls at the Rog.

The team has players who are capable of performing to the point of consideration for these awards, if not winning them. The trophy hauls of a couple years ago were not a fluke, and they're not so long ago that they can't be repeated. They just didn't perform well enough to warrant consideration - whether because of injury, psychology, chemistry or coaching.

It just makes me appreciate those years moreso now, and realize what great seasons those were, regardless of the end result.